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Posted in thread: mead re-pitch? on 05-16-2009 at 01:08 AMTry adding a pinch or to of Epsom salts. It has magnesium in it that yeast likes. Also, try
stiring and/or shaking it to re-oxygenate it. That worked for me.

Posted in thread: Degassing - How many times does it NORMALLY happen? on 05-09-2009 at 02:08 AMI put raisins in my batch and have noticed that they continuously rise and fall. It looks to me
like carbon dioxide from the fermentation collects in the crinkles of the raisins and causes
them to ris...

Posted in thread: Pre-boil the water? on 04-20-2009 at 03:25 AMi don't really like the idea of bottled water either... but I use it. I use distilled water I
get from the grocery store for 69 cents a gallon. If it's distilled, there's nothing in it but
good ol' H2...

Posted in thread: Fermentation Vigorosity Indicator on 04-18-2009 at 02:55 PMRight, and I have a whole bag of stupid rubber bands I'll never use too. Anybody want 'em?

Posted in thread: Fermentation Vigorosity Indicator on 04-17-2009 at 11:31 PMHey guys, I posted this on my blog today. Hope you enjoy it.Fermentation Vigorosity
IndicatorFrom my blog: Mead and Things: Fermentation Vigorosity IndicatorSince I started making
mead in November, 20...

Posted in thread: Jalapeno Mead Success on 04-02-2009 at 03:55 AMThank you. I'm very interested in how your Habenero Mead turns out, and how much habenero you
end up using in the end. I love that pepper!

Posted in thread: Jalapeno Mead Success on 04-02-2009 at 02:15 AMWell, my first batch of jalapeno mead is ready for bottling. I used a total of 3 Jalapenos. It
has just enough heat to make it tasty and interesting, but a small enough amount so that most
anybody cou...

Posted in thread: Newby question on 02-04-2009 at 04:51 AMI read somewhere that if you can put C02 into the headspace to displace oxygen, it greatly
reduces the need to minimize headspace as a protection against oxygen.But I'm not exactly sure
how to do that...

Posted in thread: Just used a juicer . . . . on 01-17-2009 at 08:52 PMHmmm... Interesting idea. Maybe I'll use this for the cantaloupe mead I'm having difficulties
with.Mead Log: Stevo's Cantaloupe Melomel

Posted in thread: To Campden or not to Campden on 01-09-2009 at 05:09 AMCampden tablets are sulfites. Sulfites give me (and some other people) headaches. I like the
above idea of adding fruit after the initial fermentation when the alcohol level is high. I've
only made on...

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